Rötger Herfurth
Spice Tower

Spice Tower

Public Domain

Spice Tower
MakerGerman, active 1748-1776
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Spice Tower
Datec. 1760
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 11 7/16 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (29 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joy and Benjamin Warren
Object number2023.34
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
111 Herzstein Gallery
Exposé

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
Provenance[The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure, Part I, Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 2022, Sale N10971, Lot 106]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
marked on body, door, and foot

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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Image courtesy of Sotheby's New York
Spice Container
late 19th century
Silver and enamel
2023.17.A,.B
Wedding Belt Buckle
Wedding Belt Buckle
mid-19th century
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.38.A,.B
Torah Crown
Torah Crown
mid 18th century
Silver and silver-gilt
2022.228
Hanukkah Lamp
Hanukkah Lamp
1865
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.28
Torah Finial
Torah Finial
c. 1830-1840
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.31
Torah Crown
Torah Crown
Late 18th-early 19th century
Silver, silver-gilt and paste stones
2023.30
Pair of Torah Finials
Georg Zeiller
Pair of Torah Finials
1825
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.29.2.A,.B
Torah Finials
Hendrik Kramer
Torah Finials
1756
Silver and silver-gilt
2023.35.A,.B
Pair of Torah Finials
Charles Hougham
Pair of Torah Finials
1790
Sterling silver and silver-gilt
2022.227.A,.B
Torah Pointer
Torah Pointer
mid-19th century
Silver and niello
2023.20
Torah Finials
Torah Finials
Second half of 19th century
Silver, gilding, turquoise and red semi-precious stones
2023.33.A,.B
Writing Set
Writing Set
18th-19th century
Silver
2023.32.A,.B